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Interim Deputy Dean
Dalenca Pottas
Prof Dalenca Pottas
Position: Deputy Dean: Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
Department: Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
Room: C Block(204) Room 0252c (North Campus)
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 9100
Fax: 27 41 504 9579
Email: Dalenca.Pottas@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (PU CHE), BSc(Hons) (PU CHE), MSc (RAU), PhD(RAU), MIITPSA

Director of School
Sue Petratos
Dr. Sue Petratos
Position: Director of School - School of IT
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R136
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 3638
Email: sue.petratos@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip Comp Dat Proc, NH Dip Computer Systems, MDip Tech IT (PET), PhD (NMMU)

Head of Department
Annelise Du Preez
Ms Annelise Du Preez
Position: HOD - Department of Applied Technologies
Department: Applied Informatics
Room: R252
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 3143
Fax: +27 41 504 3313
Email: annelise.duPreez@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: B Com (Ed) (UPE)

Rudi Harmse
Mr Rudi Harmse
Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Software Engineering
Room: R150
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 9127
Fax: 27 41 505 3313
Email: rudi.harmse@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BCom (UPE); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (PET); BA Honours - Psychology (NMMU)

Prof Lynn Futcher
Prof Lynn Futcher
Position: Professor - Department of IT Management and Governance
Department: IT Management & Governance
Room: R105
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 9128
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: lynn.futcher@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (UPE); HED (UNISA); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (NMMU), PhD IT (NMMU)
Expertise: IT Project management, User Interface Design, Software Development, Research areas include Information and Cybersecurity Education, Secure Software Development and Human Aspects in Information and Cybersecurity

Kerry-Lynn Thomson
Prof Kerry-Lynn Thomson
Position: Professor - Department of Network Engineering
Department: Network Engineering
Room: R103
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3408
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: kerry-lynn.thomson@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET), M Tech IT (NMMU); D Tech IT (NMMU); PMIITPSA
Expertise: Human Aspects of Information and Cyber Security, Information Security Awareness and Education, Communication Networks, Cisco Instructor

Academic Administration
Jason Ah Tow
Mr. Jason Ah Tow
Position: Faculty Administrator in ICT
Department: Academic Administration
Room: C113
Location: North Campus
Phone: 0415043660
Fax: 0415049479
Email: jason.ahtow@mandela.ac.za

Ms Farren Foutie
Ms Farren Foutie
Position: Secretary
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R251
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3603
Email: farren.foutie@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Btech:Public Relations Management

Amber Labuschagne
Mrs Amber Labuschagne
Position: Faculty Research Administrator
Department: Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
Room: R102
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 041 504 3439
Fax: n/a
Email: Labuschagne, Amber (Miss) (Summerstrand Campus North)
Qualifications: BTech Public Relations Management
Expertise: Public Relations
My site: n/a

Vuyelwa Ntungela
Ms Vuyelwa Ntungela
Position: Secretary
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R136
Location: North Campus
Phone: 0415043278
Fax: 041 504 9832
Email: vuyelwa.ntungela@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BA Degree (Tourism) (UWC)

Liesel Vincent
Ms Liesel Vincent
Position: Lab Technician
Department: Applied Informatics
Room: 09 0239
Location: South Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 2763
Email: liesel.vincent@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET)

Sub-Saharan Africa CISCO Academy Training Centre
Mr Gratitude Kudyachete
Mr Gratitude Kudyachete
Position: SSA CATC Manager
Phone: 041 504 3175
Email: catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za
Qualifications: B.Eng(Hons)(N.U.S.T), M.Sc (Univ. of Pittsburgh - USA)

Research
Reinhardt A Botha
Professor Reinhardt Botha
Position: Professor of Information Technology
Department: IT Management & Governance
Room: J114A
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3179
Email: ReinhardtA.Botha@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) (UPE); MSc PhD (RAU); PGCHE; MIITPSA
Expertise: Information Security & Privacy

Lecturers
Mark André Brand
Mr Mark Brand
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: Applied Informatics
Room: NC-226-236
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3441
Email: mark.brand@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MScEng, BScHons, BMus

Damian Fredericks
Mr Damian Fredericks
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R-Block, Room 152
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 4054
Email: Damia.Fredericks@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip IT(NMMU), BTech IT(NMMU), Master of Information Technology

Mariana Gerber
Prof Mariana Gerber
Position: Associate Professor - Department of Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3705
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: mariana.gerber@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET); M Tech IT (PET); PhD IT (NMMU)

Bertram Haskins
Prof Bertram Haskins
Position: Associate Professor
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R102b
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3142
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: Bertram.Haskins@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip Information Technology (Free State Technikon), BTech Information Technology (Central University of Technology, Free State), MTech Information Technology (Central University of Technology, Free State), PhD Information Technology (NMMU)
Expertise: Pattern Recognition, Network Technologies and Software Development

Helen John
Mrs Helen John
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: 0246
Location: North Campus
Phone: 0415049924
Email: Helen.John@mandela.ac.za

Kkativu
Dr Kevin Kativu
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R-Block, Room 104
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 1322
Email: Kevin.Kativu@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip IT (NMMU); BTech IT (NMMU); M Tech IT (NMMU); PhD IT (NMMU)
Expertise: Enterprise Networking, Cyber Security, Microservices, Servers and Devops

Mr Gratitude Kudyachete
Mr Gratitude Kudyachete
Position: SSA CATC Manager
Phone: 041 504 3175
Email: catcmanager@ssacatc.co.za
Qualifications: B.Eng(Hons)(N.U.S.T), M.Sc (Univ. of Pittsburgh - USA)

Melissa Makalima
Dr Melissa Makalima
Position: Lecturer
Department: Information Technology
Room: R152
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 (0)41 504 3196
Fax: +27 (0)41 504 3313
Email: melissa.makalima@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip IT, BTech IT, M Tech IT, PhD IT

Yiota Moutzouris
Ms Yiota Moutzouris
Position: Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Information Technology Student Society ITSSO
Room: R141
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 9129
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: yiota.moutzouris@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET), M Tech IT (PET)

Vuyolwethu Mdunyelwa
Mr. Vuyolwethu Mdunyelwa
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R142
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 1875
Email: vuyolwethu.mdunyelwa@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip IT(NMMU), BTech IT(NMMU), Master of Information Technology
Expertise: Software Development, Secure Software Development

Bukelwa Goqo
Ms Bukelwa Ngoqo
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R-Block, Room 254
Location: North Campus
Email: Bukelwa.Goqo@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: DPhil (IT)

Phumezo Ntlatywa
Mr Phumezo Ntlatywa
Position: Lecturer
Department: Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
Room: R139
Location: North Campus
Phone: 0415041963
Email: phumezo.ntlatywa@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MTech IT, BTech IT, ND IT
My site: North Campus Summerstrand

Andrew Rutherford
Mr Andrew Rutherford
Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3314
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: andrew.rutherford@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET), M Tech IT (NMMU)
Expertise: Managing Privacy Sensitive Presence Information; Spatial Technologies Projects

Cheryl Schroder
Mrs Cheryl Schroder
Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3440
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: cheryl.schroder@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: BSc (UPE); NH Dip Computer Systems; M Tech IT (PET)

Tapiwa Gundu
Dr Tapiwa Gundu
Position: Senior Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: J113
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3907
Email: tapiwag@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: PhD (UFH), MCom (UFH), BSc Honours (UFH), BSc (UFH)
Expertise: Information Security, Project Management, Data Science

Dieter Steenberg
Mr Dieter Steenberg
Position: Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Room: R240
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3074
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: dieter.steenberg@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: B Com IT (PU CHE); B Com IT (Hons) (PU CHE) MBIS (NMMU)
Expertise: Business Information Systems

Luzuko Tekeni
Mr Luzuko Tekeni
Position: Associate Lecturer
Department: Applied Informatics
Room: R 245, Second Floor, North Campus
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 9919
Fax: 041 504 1598
Email: Luzuko.Tekeni@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip( Information Technology), BTech Information Technology, Masters (Information Technology)
Expertise: Application Security Specialist, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Information Security and privacy

Mark Thomson
Mr Mark Thomson
Position: Senior Lecturer - Department of Applied Informatics
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R241
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 3826
Fax: +27 41 5043313
Email: Mark.Thomson@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: MTech (Information Technology)

Shaun Vincent
Mr Shaun Vincent
Position: Networks Lecturer - Department of Information Technology
Department: Network Engineering
Room: R243
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3997
Email: shaun.vincent@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET), B TEch IT (TSA)
Expertise: Communication Networks, TETRA instructor

Asavela Ndzondzo
MR Asavela Ndzondzo
Position: Lecturer
Department: School of ICT - intranet
Room: 331-0133
Location: George Campus
Phone: +27 044 801 5573
Email: asavela.ndzondzo@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip Information Technology (Mandela University), BTech Information Technology (Mandela University)
Expertise: Communication Networks and Security

Siehaam Salie
Mrs Siehaam Salie
Position: Associate Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: 140 R Block
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 3886
Fax: +27 41 504 3313
Email: siehaam.salie@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (PET); B Tech IT (PET)

Xolile Zepe
Mr Xolile Zepe
Position: Associate Lecturer
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: North Campus: Room-255
Location: North Campus
Phone: +27 41 504 3451
Email: Xolile.Zepe@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: Btech Information Technology (Software Dev)
Expertise: Software Developer

Noluxolo Gcaza
Prof Noluxolo Gcaza
Position: Associate Professor
Department: IT Management & Governance
Room: Room: J114B
Location: North Campus
Phone: 041 504 3906
Email: Noluxolo.Gcaza@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: NDip Software Development (NMMU), BTech Software Development (NMMU), MTech IT (NMMU), PhD IT (NMMU)
Expertise: Cybersecurity Governance, Human Aspects in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Culture

Technical
Teri Cedras
Ms Teri Cedras
Position: Laboratory Technician
Department: Information Technology
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3566
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: teri.cedras@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT (NMMU), B Tech IT (NMMU)

Mr Deon MĂ¼ller
Mr Deon Müller
Position: Senior Laboratory Technician
Department: School of Information Technology
Room: R130
Location: North Campus
Phone: 27 41 504 3665
Fax: 27 41 504 3313
Email: deon.muller@mandela.ac.za
Qualifications: N Dip IT(PET), B Tech IT(NMMU)